CCHS Valentine’s Day Fundraisers
BY KYRA BACON Many Cooper City High School clubs and organizations are holding Valentine’s Day fundraisers over the month of February in order to promote themselves within the school. The goal of many of these clubs is to raise money through Valentine’s Day celebrations, a holiday known for its... Read more
CCHS Students Visit Holocaust Exposition
BY CAMILLA SOSA Holocaust Student Awareness Day for High School Students, a prejudice reduction program for 9th ­- 12th grade students, was held on Thursday, December 11. Students and teachers from all over Broward County had the opportunity to hear from Holocaust survivors, authors, and historians about the tragic... Read more
CCHS Debate Team Takes on Blue Key
BY SARAH SHARPE On October 30th, 2014, 12 students from Cooper City High School’s Speech and Debate Team packed up and headed to the University of Florida in Gainesville to compete in the Florida Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament, which lasted until November 2nd. Blue Key is a... Read more
Trying Out For Pistol Pete
BY JULISSA OROZCO Cooper City High School held Pistol Pete mascot tryouts on September 3 and 4, to find someone who can fulfill the role of promoting school spirit at sporting events and pep rallies by being energetic and outgoing. Pistol Pete is not only our mascot, but also... Read more
Cooper City High School Holds Dedication Ceremony
BY KYRA BACON The dedication of the Cooper City High School 3900 building was on Saturday, August 9th at 1pm. The event, held in the main courtyard, officially introduced the completed project to the community. The ceremony started off with the CCHS Sound of Pride band and color guard... Read more
CCHS Implements New EOC Testing Schedule
BY DANIEL LIEBOWITZ Cooper City High School is implementing a new EOC (End-of-Course) Exam Testing Schedule for the 2013-2014 school year, devoting four consecutive Tuesdays from April 22 to May 12 to testing, each with a different EOC exam. This schedule is replacing the one used last year where... Read more
Teachers Come Up With New Ways To Control Cell Phone Usage In Class
BY VIRGINIA PENIAS Teachers at Cooper City High School have begun collecting students cell phones during class to avoid the distractions they pose. For many students today, phones are no longer just used to talk.  These practical devices can call, text, surf the web, send e-mails, take pictures and... Read more
CCHS Wind Ensemble Wins Straight Superiors At The Musical Performance Assesment
BY JACQUELINE QUINONES AND MELANIE SMITH After hours of diligent preparation, both the Cooper City High School Symphonic and Wind Ensemble bands thrived at the Musical Performance Assessment (MPA) on March 14, with the Symphonic Band receiving an overall rating of Excellent and the Wind Ensemble receiving straight Superiors.... Read more
What Is Project Brain?
BY ALLISON BARNARD Cooper City High School recently teamed up with the Broward Prevention office to start a new chapter of Project Brain, a movement running throughout Broward County schools that aims to spread the importance of brain health and the dangers of teenage drinking. For the past month,... Read more
Cooper City High DECA Competes At States
BY KYRA BACON Ninety-four qualifying Cooper City High School DECA members attended the CDC State Competition in Orlando on Thursday, March 6th, to Sunday, March 9th, competing in a variety of categories in testing and business manual presentations. To qualify for the annual State Competition, members of DECA had... Read more